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UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi
Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote
20-9 · CAN
VS
Joe Riggs
Joe Riggs
40-15 · USA
April 25, 2015 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Patrick Cote def. Joe Riggs by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cote5/123/303:37
Riggs3/41/100:47
R2
Cote12/260/300:00
Riggs12/230/002:01
R3
Cote4/100/002:47
Riggs6/81/101:32
Total
Cote21/483/606:24
Riggs21/352/204:20

Scorecards

Cote vs Riggs

RdDavid TherienRichard BertrandSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.9
R29-109-109-109.4-9.6
R310-910-910-99.9-9.3
Total29-2829-2829-2829.3-27.8

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.527.6 · 12 Cote · 0 Riggs

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Cote-Riggs.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
CoteWin probabilityRiggs
50.9%49.1%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
16%
Decision
66%
Expected fight time: 12.1 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Cote, blue toward Riggs. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Cote51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%10%
Submission6%11%
Decision40%79%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 21
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 3
Riggs49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%25%
Submission11%21%
Decision26%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 21
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 2
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R27%
R39%
Distance67%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Cote
45.3%+117
Riggs
-11753.0%
Most takedownstie 39.8%
Cote
5.4%+1024
Riggs
-102454.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cote
Expected: 30.0
30
Over 30
41.4%
+136
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.4%
-136
03876
Riggs
Expected: 32.7
32.5
Over 32.5
42.8%
+134
Under 32.5
57.2%
-134
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Cote
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.8%
Exactly 0
90.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Riggs
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
38.9%
+109
Exactly 1
18.7%
push
Under 1
42.3%
-109
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Cote50.9%69.8%−18.9-260
Riggs49.1%30.2%+18.9+220

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
60.6Striking69.9
Riggs +9.3
27.4Grappling69.9
Riggs +42.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CoteRiggs
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1515
Pound-for-pound
1522
1535
Divisional
1535
1488
Striking offense
1471
1518
Striking defense
1541
1458
Grappling offense
1516
1479
Grappling defense
1471
Physical
35 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.54
Strikes landed / min
2.49
47%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.06
Strikes absorbed / min
1.64
49%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.59
Takedowns / 15 min
3.08
18%
Takedown accuracy
53%
50%
Takedown defense
79%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
44%
UFC win rate
44%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
29%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Patrick Cote
  • LStephen ThompsonU-DEC R3
    Close +3407mo before
  • WKyle NokeU-DEC R3
    Close +1851y before
  • WBobby VoelkerU-DEC R3
    Close -1902y 1mo before
  • WAlessio SakaraDQ R1
    Close -2102y 5mo before
  • LCung LeU-DEC R3
    Close -2002y 10mo before
Joe Riggs
  • LBen SaundersSUB R1
    Close +2304mo before
  • LDiego SanchezKO/TKO R1
    Close +3508y 4mo before
  • WJason Von FlueSUB R1
    Close -4608y 8mo before
  • LMike SwickSUB R1
    Close -1208y 11mo before
  • WNick DiazU-DEC R3
    Close +1209y 3mo before
Cote — win / loss by method
Record: 20-9-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
15% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 5 losses
W
40% of wins
L
56% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 3
4 (57%)Decision(56%) 5
1 (14%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (46%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (23%)Submission() 0
4 (31%)Decision() 0
Riggs — win / loss by method
Record: 40-15-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
29 wins, 6 losses
W
73% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 7 losses
W
18% of wins
L
47% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
4win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(80%) 4
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
36win10loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
27 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 5
6 (17%)Submission(30%) 3
3 (8%)Decision(20%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Cote
Riggs
16
UFC fights
9
176.9 min · 11.1 avg
Octagon time
43.9 min · 4.9 avg
23y 9m
Career length
24y 10m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Cote
Riggs
212W–62L · 77.4%
Overall
159W–40L · 79.9%
93W–31L · 75.0%
Wins
69W–25L · 73.4%
119W–31L · 79.3%
Losses
90W–15L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cote
Riggs
146W–55L · 72.6%
Overall
515W–306L · 62.7%
146W–55L · 72.6%
Wins
271W–228L · 54.3%
0W–0L
Losses
244W–78L · 75.8%
Distance striking
Cote
Riggs
3.92
Landed / min
2.63
39.9%
Accuracy
37.3%
58.7%
Defense
73.0%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
38.9%
Time at distance
33.0%
Grappling & control
Cote
Riggs
0.59
Takedowns / 15 min
3.08
18.4%
Takedown accuracy
52.9%
50.0%
Takedown defense
78.9%
0.17
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.68
32.4%
Control share
57.6%
Strike target map
Cote
  • Head58%(260)div 63%
  • Body15%(69)div 21%
  • Legs27%(120)div 16%
Riggs
  • Head83%(90)div 63%
  • Body13%(14)div 21%
  • Legs5%(5)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Patrick Cote
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Joe Riggs
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.